Legal Opinion

Hendrick v. Hendrick

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided June 20, 1949No. 5966PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LUMPKIN, Justice.

The appellee, Margaret Kerr Hendrick, filed this suit against her husband, James William Hendrick, the appellant, asking for a divorce, custody of her two minor sons, and a division of the community property. Cruel treatment was alleged as the ground for divorce. Trial was before the court without the intervention of a jury and resulted in a judgment granting ap-pellee a divorce, custody of her children, and ordered an unequal division of the property in favor of the appellee.

During the trial the appellant offered no defense as to the divorce or on the issue of which parent…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Hedtke v. HedtkeTexas Supreme Court · 1923
  2. Cunningham v. CunninghamTexas Supreme Court · 1931
  3. Smith v. BussTexas Supreme Court · 1940
  4. Rippy v. RippyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1932
  5. Bagby v. BagbyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1945

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Murff v. MurffTexas Supreme Court · 1981
  2. Young v. YoungTexas Supreme Court · 1980
  3. Stanley v. StanleyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1956
  4. Earnest v. EarnestCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1949
  5. White v. WhiteCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1964

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